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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2001
Kevin Nelson King, Alto, GA (US);
SI Corporation, Chickamauga, GA (US);
Abstract
A woven fabric ( ) comprising at least one raveling-prone weave section ( ) surrounded by raveling-resistant weave ( ) such that said raveling-resistant weave defines the shape of said at least one raveling-prone weave section. A method for creating a woven fabric having a plurality of raveling-prone weave sections, each surrounded by a perimeter of raveling-resistant weave, comprises programming a desired weave pattern into a dobby to weave the raveling-prone weave sections of the fabric in a prescribed pattern and change the weave to that of the raveling-resistant weave when the desired length of those raveling-prone weave sections is reached; drawing warp ends corresponding to the raveling-prone weave sections on harness frames ( ) separate from those harness frames associated with warp ends corresponding to the raveling-resistant weave such that the warp ends of the raveling-prone weave sections can be independently raised or lowered by their associated harness frames; weaving fabric according to the prescribed pattern in the dobby; and providing raveling-resistant weave in the warp direction by independently raising and lowering warp ends associated with the raveling-resistant weave.